RESULTS: Is a CSU t-shirt design a rip-off?

3 years ago

On Wednesday, September 25, Colorado State University announced they were going to begin selling a limited edition t-shirt. Proceeds from the t-shirt sale would benefit flood relief efforts, including CSUCares and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. The image on the t-shirts is the same Colorado flag inside a raindrop image that was featured on a helmet decal during last week's nationally televised game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Shortly after the shirt was released, KCOL, as well as our sister stations, received a tweet informing us that Colorado State University stole the design from a Denver t-shirt company, known as Geniuz Ink. The tweet acuses CSU of stealing their design on a shirt that's been sold since July 2012. However, Geniuz Ink did not catch the alleged infringement even though CSU started using the design last week prior to the football game.